The miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander (MARPE) has extended not only skeletal effects with fewer dental changes and but also the age limit of nonsurgical maxillary expansion treatment. Amid its gaining popularity in clinical orthodontics, our current understanding of treatment effectiveness, ...

Maxillary transverse deficiency routinely requires expansion of the palate. In prepubertal patients, Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) is a reliable treatment modality. However, in skeletally mature patients due to progressively interdigitated mid palatal suture, decreased elasticity of bone and incre...

Introduction: Miniscrew or microimplant-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) devices are used to achieve a skeletal expansion of the palate and to increase the arch perimeter. Objective: To describe the treatment of a 23-year-old woman with an Angle Class II, division 1 malocclusion wi...

Introduction: Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is the therapy of choice to correct skeletal transverse dimension in children and adolescents, associating orthopedic and dental effects. In an attempt to prevent the undesirable dentoalveolar effects and optimize the potential of skeletal expansion in...